illeism
il·le·i·sm
illeism · illeisms
Illeismus
The practice of referring to oneself in the third personThe practice of (excessively) referring to oneself in the third person.
UK/ˈɪliːɪzəm/US/ˈɪliɪzəm/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, often, uncountable)The practice of (excessively) referring to oneself in the third person.
Illeismus
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
practice of (excessively) referring to oneself in the third person:
Origin
From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ism, modelled on egoism.From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ism, modelled on egoism.
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Forms
plural: illeismsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable